A Taste of Pace Pride

November is Transgender Awareness Month. Join Pace’s LGBTQA and Social Justice Center in a month of events, including a panel on coming out as trans*, relationships and dating, violence, transgender day of remembrance, and more!

Tuesday, November 12LGBT Panel on Travelling Abroad
3:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m.
One Pace Plaza, W605
Pace LGBTQ and Ally students, staff and faculty share their experiences travelling abroad. Sponsored by the LGBTQA and Social Justice Center and International Programs and Services for International Awareness Week.

International Education Week Fair
11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Student Union
This year’s International Education Week Fair is all about the exploration of international opportunity! We will go on a tasting journey with a free international buffet lunch, witness timeless Chinese cultural traditions, and become inspired by this year’s keynote speaker, Susan Maxam, EdD. We’ll also learn the key to relaxation by participating in a Tai Chi demonstration. Come feast your senses on international education and get ready to see the world!

Thursday, November 14
Coming Out as Trans*
12:30 p.m.–1:30 p.m.
Student Union, Meeting Room A
Join us for a panel discussion about trans* individuals’ experiences in relation to coming out.

Friday, November 15Cisgender Privilege
12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m.
41 Park Row, 9th Floor, Room 903
What is cisgender supremacy? What does it means to have cisgender privilege? Come and explore these concepts and how we can be better allies to trans* people.

QPOC Discussion: Gender(full)
12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m.
41 Park row, 9th Floor room 903
This discussion explores the ways in which we experience gender roles within our communities and cultures. Who gets to claim femininity? Masculinity? Is there room for ambiguity? What are the consequences of our failure to conform?

Tuesday, November 19Just B! Discussion Group
3:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m.
41 Park Row, 9th Floor, Room 903
JUST B!, a discussion group for people who identify as bisexual, pansexual, fluid, and other forms of non-monosexual, returns for another semester of discussion, exploration, and affirmation.

Into the Grey: Relationships and Dating7:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
Room E316
Join us as we discuss the navigation of relationships for transgender people.

Wednesday, November 20Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR)
11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
One Place Plaza Main Lobby
TDOR is a day to remember transgender people who, in the last year, have lost their lives due to transphobic violence. We will be tabling all day and encouraging the Pace Community to make signs to commemorate their lives.

Thursday, November 21You Are Beautiful
12:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Student Union
The Center and Stonewall team up with Zeta Beta Tau (ZBT) to raise awareness of suicide amongst young people and to educate the Pace Community of the potential sings of suicide and intervention methods.

Into the Grey: Violence Against the Transgender Community
7:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
Room E316
Join us as we discuss various forms of violence against the transgender community. Hear from the trans* community, learn to listen, and learn to advocate.

Thanks and Giving Potluck
12:30 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
106 Fulton Street, 2nd Floor
Join the LGBTQA and Social Justice Center and International Office at our annual potluck. We will give thanks and give back. Enjoy food, friends, and family. Sign up to bring a dish of your choice by e-mailing lgbtqacenter@pace.edu.